Nagoya

Visitors can climb the wooden castle keep, designated a National Treasure, and see the surrounding scenery. The stairs inside are steep.

The wait to enter Inuyama Castle’s main keep may be 45–60 minutes on busy days, so check the queue first if your port time is tight.

This open-air museum exhibits preserved buildings, mainly from the Meiji era, and also offers steam locomotive experiences.

Meiji-mura is extensive and has many hills, so allow plenty of walking time and use the park bus if needed.

This outdoor museum exhibits houses from around the world and also offers food and traditional clothing experiences.

Most shops at Little World may close early even on evening-opening days, so do costume experiences and shopping during the day.

This is a Japanese garden near Inuyama Castle.

Urakuen Garden is closed on Wednesdays, so check its closing day before deciding when to visit Inuyama.

This museum exhibits the decorative floats actually used in the Inuyama Festival.

This shrine is at the foot of Inuyama Castle. A story about washing money in a pond on the grounds is known among tourists.

This is a wooden house built in the architectural style of the Edo period.

This street retains an Edo-period atmosphere and is lined with tiled-roof shops and snack stands.

This is the Inner Shrine, which enshrines Amaterasu Omikami. After crossing Uji Bridge and following the approach, visitors reach the Mitarashi at the Isuzu River.

It is about a 20-minute walk from Uji Bridge to the main sanctuary at Ise Jingu Naiku, so include time for worship and the round trip in your schedule.

This shrine enshrines Toyouke-no-Omikami, a guardian deity of food, clothing, and shelter. At Ise Jingu, tradition calls for visiting the Outer Shrine before the Inner Shrine.

Ise Jingu Geku has gravel paths and stone steps leading up to some auxiliary shrines, so wear comfortable walking shoes instead of high heels.